Training

Academic Spotlight: IP531 Arms Control Simulation "The Arms Control Simulation course, a major factor behind my decision to attend the Monterey Institute, proved to be one of the most rewarding educational and professional opportunities of my life." - Elena Hushbeck, fall 2007 participant and Co-Chair of the Negotiating Conference The Arms Control Simulation course is an interactive and unique way for Monterey Institute Nonproliferation and Conflict Resolution students to engage in real world negotiations aimed at resolving central nonproliferation challenges. Learn More and View Video...

To achieve its training objectives, the IONP has focused on establishing a unique program of international internships for Monterey Institute students, which now includes full-time paid positions at the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs (UN/DDA) in New York, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva (CD), and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (OPANAL) in Mexico City, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (U.S. Department of Defense) in Washington, D.C., and the Nuclear Cities Initiative Office (U.S. Department of Energy) in Washington, D.C.

IONP also supports the United Nations Disarmament Fellows activities by hosting a two-day training seminar at the United Nations in New York.

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